Hermes boutiques negotiating on price?

I seem to recall a post in the past about Hermes boutique SAs having the ability to negotiate on price. Is that the case and can someone either point me to the OP or tell me their experience (PM is fine)? Looking for a gift for GF and am curious whether that's a place that will haggle a bit, and if so who you need to be/name you need to drop/how much you need to have spent... THanks.

I was shocked when I first saw that, but then remembered that there are still some stores (Alain Mikli in Paris comes to mind) who will negotiate small discounts if, for example, buying multiple items.

In general I've always been curious how one might broach such a subject with a sales associate so as not to look like too much of an ass if their answer is essentially "no fucking way, you're a real ass for even asking".

Indeed, this has worked for me in the past. "Special order" is a kind of password at any Hérmes boutqiue, which will entitle you to a haggling margin of about 10-20%, especially on multiple purchases.
Be warned, however, that experience may vary depending on your race and/or height.

Maybe this would work out well for me; she happens to like brown more than green and we're more in the "off the rack" stage in our lives . However I did see the pics you posted of the wallet you ordered so it's clear that persistence does pay off!

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Originally Posted by Loathing

Indeed, this has worked for me in the past. "Special order" is a kind of password at any Hérmes boutqiue, which will entitle you to a haggling margin of about 10-20%, especially on multiple purchases.
Be warned, however, that experience may vary depending on your race and/or height.

My feeling is that if "special order" is the code for negotiating that I'm not in the category of people able to negotiate . However multiple items may be in the cards; there's a wallet of theirs I've always liked for myself too. Still, given how much their stuff goes for I'm guessing that the combination of what I'm looking at for both of us still doesn't put us in "that" category.